Table 1 COVID-19 disability weights by health states and corresponding symptoms
From: Disability adjusted life years associated with COVID-19 in Denmark in the first year of the pandemic
Name | Description | Data input/ calculation | Duration (days) | Disability weight (95% uncertainty interval) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Asymptomatic | Has infection but experiences no symptoms | PCR-positive cases—Estimated symptomatic cases | NA | Nil | Surveillanceab |
Mild to moderate | Has a fever and aches, and feels weak, which causes some difficulty with daily activities | PCR-positive casesd Probability of a sero-positive case having symptoms (Beta(216,369)) | 10c | 0.051d (0.032–0.074) | Surveillancea Survey of sero-prevelance + symptomsb |
Severe | Has a high fever and pain, and feels very weak, which causes great difficulty with daily activities | Number of hospitalised patients (non-intensive care) | Mean duration of hospital stayse | 0.133d (0.088–0.190) | Surveillancea |
Critical | Intensive care unit admission | Number of hospitalised patients (intensive care) | Mean duration of ICU stays | 0.655d (0.579–0.727) | Surveillancea |